Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Poena ex delicto defuncti haeres teneri non debet

The heir ought not to be bound by a penalty for the crime of the deceased.

actio ex delicto

action ex delicto

A personal action arising out of a tort."The actions ex delicto were originally the action of trespass and the action of replevin." Edwin E. Bryant, The Law of Pleading Under the Codes of Civil Procedure 5 (2d ed. 1899).

ex delicto

[Latin "from a tort"] Arising from a tort <action ex delicto>. Cf. IN DELICTO; EX CONTRACTU. ex delicto trust. See TRUST

ex delicto trust

A trust that is created for an illegal purpose, esp. to prevent the settlor's creditors from collecting their claims out of the trust property.

obligatio ex delicto

. [Latin "tortious obligation"] An obligation arising from a wrongdoing against the person or property of another; an obligation enforceable in tort. - Also termed obligatio ex maleficio (mal-a-fish-ee-oh).

obligatio quasi ex delicto

[Latin "obligation from something resembling a tort"] An obligation arising from a wrong that is not covered by an obligatio ex delicto but that nonetheless creates liability. - Also termed obligatio quasi ex maleficio (mal-afish-ee-oh).

obligatio quasi ex delicto.

See OBLIGATIO.

trust ex delicto

See constructive trust under TRUST.